Saturday 10 November 9am – 9pm

Sunday 11 November 10am – 4.30pm

Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre
cnr Bell St & St Georges Rd, Preston
Melways Map 30 E1

Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne
Cnr Ballarto Rd & Botanic Dve, Cranbourne
(off South Gippsland Highway) Melways Map 133 K10
Meet at Entry Shelter

Registration 8:30-9:15am

John Patrick: ‘Kylie Minoge’ talks garden design
Workshop: Drawing up a design
John Arnott & Jill Burness: A vision shared
Brian Bainbridge: Lizard lounges and butterfly bars
Phillip Johnson: Urban greening and natural pools
Gwen Elliot: Going potty
Phil Hempel: Paddock to paradise
Neil Marriott: It’s all about the birds and the bees
Bev Hanson: Help! Where do I start?
Book signing and Lucky Draw: Angus Stewart and others

Dinner with speaker Angus Stewart:
Australian character in garden designs

Programs confirmed but not guaranteed

Session 1. Choice of one of the following:
Lecture: Native lawns
Tour: Australian Garden Stage 2
Tour: Research garden at RBGC
Tour: Behind the scenes in the nursery

Session 2. Choice of one of the following:
Lecture: Key stories underpinning the Australian Garden
Tour: Explore the bushland conservation areas
Tour: ANOS orchids
Tour: Explore the Weird & Wonderful garden

Session 3. Choice of one of the following:
Lecture: Terrestrial orchids of RBGC
Tour: Discover the bush foods in the bushland
Tour: Australian Garden Stage 2
Tour: Bushland, birds, bandicoots and biolinks: Creating conservation zones in urban settings

Seminar closing